Health & Wellness
FireRescue1’s Health and Wellness resource center provides practical, evidence-informed guidance to support physical fitness, mental health and long-term career resilience. Coverage includes injury prevention, nutrition, sleep, stress management, cancer awareness and behavioral health to help fire service professionals remain healthy, capable and mission-ready on and off duty.
There are traditional sports like basketball, baseball, and hockey, as well as more unique competitions like the toughest competitor alive contest
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One firefighter was slightly injured due to exhaustion and was encouraged to stop and rest until he felt better
The 32-year veteran reportedly died of a massive heart attack
Two weeks before Luke Wroblewski, 22, was set to enter the fire academy, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Fire Chief Jim Payeur was hooking up a piece of equipment when a tractor hit him; he suffered significant trauma to his leg with led to serious blood loss
Deputy Fire Chief David Fiori, 59, had responded to an incident within 24 hours
Roger Gonzales, 32, died at his home after returning home from fighting the San Diego wildfires
The stand down was issued after a 52-year-old firefighter suffered a heart attack while trying to complete a physical fitness test in April
When encapsulated in firefighting gear, heat-related illness can come fast and furious, here are measures to prevent and treat its three variations
The days of trying to tough out mental stress are over and rehab needs to include a mental-health component
A 20-year-old firefighter/EMT and an ER nurse in the stands saved his life after rushing over to perform CPR
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Summer means added stress on firefighters’ bodies; a well-planned and executed rehab will mitigate that danger
Stretching is key to mobility and protection from injury, but it can hurt; here’s why it hurts and how to end the pain
Logic predicts a decline in firefighter cancer, but what tomorrow’s furniture is made of remains a wildcard
They were taken to the hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion; two firefighters later returned to help with the rekindled fire
Fire chief: “When they get to the firehouse, they talk it out ... it’s a peer counseling sort of thing.”
With no standards to guide us, the best way to do gross decontamination on scene is anyone’s guess
The coals seared much of the skin between his ankle and hip; he suffered second-degree burns to 15 percent of his body
The fire chief ordered an investigation into the party dubbed ‘kegs and eggs’ where alcohol consumption and vandalism took place
Matt Williams was one year shy of retirement when he was diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica, a rare relapsing autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in the optic nerve and spinal cord
Firefighter: “He just looked at me and he said you are going to be OK, you got this and stay strong.”
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